Books by Kelly Barnhill

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Biography (from her website): Kelly is an author, teacher, and mom. She has written several short stories for grown-ups, and thirteen high-interest nonfiction books for children. Prior to her life as a writer, she worked as a waitress, a teacher, a secretary, a park ranger, an activist, a janitor, a coffee barista, and a phone book delivery girl. The sum of these experiences has prepared her for exactly nothing - aside from building stories, which she has been doing happily for the last few years. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her three brilliant children, architect husband, and emotionally-unstable dog.

Barnhill, Kelly

Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories

Signed by the author on the title page. Short fiction teeming with uncanny characters whose stories unfold in worlds at once strikingly human and eerily original. Includes the World Fantasy Award-winning novella 'The Unlicensed Magician'.

Collection, 283 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition

Algonquin - 2018 - ISBN: 1616207973 / 9781616207977

Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.

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$24.95

Barnhill, Kelly

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 10 and up. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge - but the kind, gentle witch who protected and raised her is far away. When a young man in the nearby Protectorate decides to kill the witch, it's up to Luna to protect those who have protected her.

Awards:♦ Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal♦ Finalist for the 2016 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Novel, 386 pages, Hardcover, Later Printing

Algonquin - 2016 - ISBN: 1616205679 / 9781616205676

Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.

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Barnhill, Kelly

Iron Hearted Violet

Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and possibly too clever for her own good. She and her friend Demetrius find a forbidden book in a hidden room, telling the story of the Nybbas, an evil being imprisoned in their world. The story can't really be true - but then the whispers start. Violet and Demetrius, along with an ancient dragon, may hold the key to the Nybbas' triumph - or its demise. After all, stories make their own rules.

Awards:♦ Finalist for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Novel, 425 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2012 HC

Little, Brown - 2014 - ISBN: 0316056758 / 9780316056755

Book Condition: New.

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Barnhill, Kelly

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 8 and up. When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his eccentric aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. But the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for a long time. He makes friends. The town bully beats him up. And the richest man in town begins to plot Jack's imminent demise. It's up to Jack to figure out why - but to do that, he'll have to believe that magic is real, and has something to do with him.

Recommended by Elizabeth: Strange events in a down-to-earth Midwestern setting, with young protagonists I would love to meet.

Novel, 319 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2011 HC

Little, Brown - 2012 - ISBN: 0316056723 / 9780316056724

Book Condition: New.

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Barnhill, Kelly

The Witch's Boy

Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 10 and up. When Ned and his brother tumble into a bewitched river, only Ned survives. The villagers think the wrong boy lived. Ned grows up weak and slow, but when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic, it's Ned who safeguards it and summons the strength to protect his family and community. The Bandit King's resourceful and pragmatic daughter Aine is haunted by her mother's last words to her: The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his. When their paths cross, can Aine and Ned trust each other long enough to stop the war about to boil over?

Awards:♦ Finalist for the 27th Annual Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature

Novel, 372 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2014 HC

Algonquin - 2015 - ISBN: 1616205482 / 9781616205485

Book Condition: New.

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ID: #New033157

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Barnhill, Kelly

The Witch's Boy

Signed by the author on the title page. Ages 10 and up. When Ned and his brother tumble into a bewitched river, only Ned survives. The villagers think the wrong boy lived. Ned grows up weak and slow, but when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic, it's Ned who safeguards it and summons the strength to protect his family and community. The Bandit King's resourceful and pragmatic daughter Aine is haunted by her mother's last words to her: The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his. When their paths cross, can Aine and Ned trust each other long enough to stop the war about to boil over?

Awards:♦ Finalist for the 27th Annual Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature

Novel, 372 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition

Algonquin - 2014 - ISBN: 161620351X / 9781616203511

Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.

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$17.95

VanderMeer, Ann & Jeff (editors)

Sisters of the Revolution

Twenty-nine tales of feminist speculative fiction, ranging from the 1970s to the present day.